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PIF-owned National Water Company (NWC) has launched water and sanitation projects worth SAR 11.6 bn (USD 3.2 bn) across the Kingdom’s Aseer, Qassim, and Al Baha provinces, Trade Arabia reports. The projects include extensions to water networks, new reservoirs, and wastewater treatment plants aimed at improving the reach and quality of water supply in the provinces.
Aseer accounted for the lion’s share of total investments: The province will see 87 new projects valued at over SAR 5 bn, including the construction of reservoirs, a distribution station, and a water treatment plant. This follows the recent implementation of projects in Aseer that included 302 km extensions to water networks and a connection to a 19 km transmission line linking Tarjis Dam treatment plant to Namas Governorate.
Qassim scales up water infrastructure: The province is set to benefit from 66 water and environmental projects worth upwards of SAR 4.2 bn. This includes the construction of 579 km of water transmission lines, seven reservoirs with a total capacity of 109k cubic meters, and a 294k cubic meters per day pumping station. The latest batch of water projects come following the installation of 355.2 kilometers of sewage networks and the implementation of SAR 1.2 bn worth of waste treatment plants and related infrastructure in the region.
And Al Baha is also getting a water upgrade: NWC has lined up investments worth SAR 1.7 bn for the province, including 10 projects focused on water, six on agriculture, and one in the environmental sector. The undertakings include water purification plants, water and sewage networks, and two reservoirs with a capacity of 75k cubic meters each.
